iggy_the_ant wrote:
why is your pfp a ceiling fan?
he is trying to be like hikaru except this time he tries to dodge the blades from killing him
Why does the London have a bad reputation?
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Sep 4, 2022
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iggy_the_ant wrote:
why is your pfp a ceiling fan?
This is a good question.
Sep 4, 2022
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I enjoy playing against the London, but I do not like playing it. I am not sure why.
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The london system is a very positional opening, and it doesn't invovle anything tactical, so if you're a very agressive and tactical player the london can restrict your style.
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key-board wrote:
The london system is a very positional opening, and it doesn't invovle anything tactical, so if you're a very agressive and tactical player the london can restrict your style.
That must be why I like it. lol
Because I am neither aggressive or tactical. 😂
imo its just pretty much cause its a drawish and really dead opening in the aspect that its hard to create winning chances for the black pieces and most of the time it either ends with someone pushing leading to white converting a small edge or black somehow drawing. its just as keyboard stated, a opening which negates the effects of really any type of imbalances opting for a long boring grind which is my preferable style but i haven't used it much since i favor e3 more
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Because anyone who is any good will thrash it. Only play it against weaker players.
TMB
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themaskedbishop wrote:
Because anyone who is any good will thrash it. Only play it against weaker players.
TMB
Oh, wanna play, then?
Hehe
Sep 4, 2022
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I do fine with it when I'm on tilt in blitz haha
I've always viewed the London thing as just a stereotype with not much backing.
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#14
I don't need to, Iggy Pop. The London is a club opening, and nobody of any seriousness over, say, Class B will play it. Oh, I'm sure you can find some GM game somewhere with it so don't bother posting a link. Just ring me next time you see it on the FIDE Grand Prix.
Sep 4, 2022
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#15
Themaskedbishop knows what they are talking about... With their whopping 400 rating. I want to try the London on that expert.
London doesn't have a bad reputation, the bridge just won't stop falling down! jk! jk! jk! lol
Sep 4, 2022
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I am just teasing you... Lol
I would like to play you with the London, though.
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Ninja_Tribunal wrote:
London doesn't have a bad reputation, the bridge just won't stop falling down! jk! jk! jk! lol
Yeah! Thats why people like to stay away. Brilliant!
Because it's by far the most common opening that is taught to beginners because it's a system opening that doesn't require the player to use their brain at all, since they can just blitz out the same exact moves every time without thinking about anything or about what their opponent does, which is why it's recommended to beginners.
The problem is that the opening phase, just like any other phase of the game, can be very nuanced, so training beginners to not think about their moves during the opening and to not pay attention to what their opponent is doing is not a good thing
Just watch any Pogchamps tournament match, you'll literally see people trying to play the London System as Black against the Queen's Gambit. Why? Because they don't know wtf to do during the opening so they just resort to the only thing they know and they just try to put London System moves onto the board no matter what their opponent is doing or what colour they're playing as
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CrypticPassage wrote:
Because it's by far the most common opening that is taught to beginners because it's a system opening that doesn't require the player to use their brain at all, since they can just blitz out the same exact moves every time without thinking about anything or about what their opponent does, which is why it's recommended to beginners.
The problem is that the opening phase, just like any other phase of the game, can be very nuanced, so training beginners to not think about their moves during the opening and to not pay attention to what their opponent is doing is not a good thing
Just watch any Pogchamps tournament match, you'll literally see people trying to play the London System as Black against the Queen's Gambit. Why? Because they don't know wtf to do during the opening so they just resort to the only thing they know and they just trying putting London System moves onto the board no matter what their opponent is doing or what colour they're playing as
That makes sense.
The accelerated London has become my go-to opening and I have found it has a bad reputation.
Why?
Do you have a low rating for it?
What is your go-to opening?